e2 In-Depth: Retiree-Led Development
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, with Kimberlee Spillers
NetWork Kansas Welcomes Jenn Laird to Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership Team
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NetWork Kansas Welcomes Jenn Laird to Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership Team
Wichita, Kansas --- Today, NetWork Kansas announced the hiring of Jenn Laird, who joins the staff as Manager, Rural Entrepreneurship, Eastern Region. In her role, Laird will support the following Entrepreneurship (E-) Communities in the eastern region of...15 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During June
E-Community Loans - ~Hoke Hotel, LLC in Hutchinson. Partner is Startup Hutch ~Presley Pierce Interiors, LLC in Atchison. Partner: City of Atchison ~Backroad Atlas, LLC in Atchison. Partner: City of Atchison (Note: EC loan #2) ~Flint Hills Media, LLC in Council Grove. Partner: Greater Morris County Dev Corp ~Boho Studio, LLC in Norton. Partner: Norton...
9 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During May
E-Community Loans - ~The Brew Coffee Shop in Wamego. Partner: Pottawatomie Co Eco Dev Corp ~Russell Creek Engineering, LLC in Chetopa. Partner: Altamont Community Improvement Assn. ~Topeka Paint and Epoxy Pro's LLC in Topeka. Partner: Shawnee County Extension Council ~Finley Construction and Atwood Lumber, LLC in Atwood. Partner: Rawlins County Econ Dev. ~Munchkinz Bakery, LLC...
e2 In-Depth: Foundational Infrastructure for Entrepreneurial Communities
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, with a spotlight on SourceLink
In the last few years, my home state of Nebraska undertook strategic visioning. Our good friend and serial entrepreneur Jim Jenkins chaired the Entrepreneurship Industry Council as part of Blueprint Nebraska. Jim and his Council members traveled...
e2 In-Depth: Community Capacity Building
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Community Capacity Building Building Blocks for Community Development Success
If you have spent any time with our e2 resources you know we constantly make a point that in America, unlike most other developed countries in the world, each community is primarily responsible for its own...e2 In-Depth: Urban America is Filling Up
By: Don Macke with Ann Chaffin, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Urban America is Filling Up Opportunities for Rural America
From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean there is a vast continent that since the 1600s has empowered the movement of European and Spanish American settlers to constantly be on the move in...6 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During April
E-Community Loans - ~Dodge Petroleum in Jetmore. Partner: Hodgeman Co Econ Dev ~Wag N Wash in Scott City. Partner: Scott County Development Committee ~First City Training Center in Leavenworth. Partner: Grow Leavenworth County ~Collaborative Property Mgmt, LLC in Independence. Partner: Innovative Business Resource Center Kansas Healthy Food Initiative (KHFI) - ~Hometown Market in Bird City. Partner:...
11 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During March
E-Community Loans - ~Farley's Bar and Grill in Lindsborg. Partner: McPherson Chamber of Commerce ~Riverbank Brewing LLC in Council Grove. Partner: The Greater Morris County Dev Corp. ~Star Emporium FS, LLC in Fort Scott. Partner: Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce ~The Dance Company in Clay Center. Partner: Clay County Econ Dev Group Startup Kansas - ~CL...
e2 In-Depth: Community Leadership
By: Don Macke with Ann Chaffin, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems